The Resource Emmett Till : the murder that shocked the world and propelled the civil rights movement, Devery S. Anderson ; foreword by Julian Bond
Emmett Till : the murder that shocked the world and propelled the civil rights movement, Devery S. Anderson ; foreword by Julian Bond
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The item Emmett Till : the murder that shocked the world and propelled the civil rights movement, Devery S. Anderson ; foreword by Julian Bond represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library.
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- Summary
- "Emmett Till offers the first truly comprehensive account of the 1955 murder and its aftermath. It tells the story of Emmett Till, the fourteen-year-old African American boy from Chicago brutally lynched for a harmless flirtation at a country store in the Mississippi Delta. His death and the acquittal of his killers by an all-white jury set off a firestorm of protests that reverberated all over the world and spurred on the civil rights movement. Like no other event in modern history, the death of Emmett Till provoked people all over the United States to seek social change"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxiii, 552 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- pt. 1. In black and white
- Mother and son
- Mississippi welcomes Emmett Till
- Murder heard round the world
- Countdown
- Tallahatchie trial, Part 1
- Tallahatchie trial, Part 2
- Protests, rumors, and revelations
- Clamor, conflict, and another jury
- The Look story and its aftermath
- Never the same
- pt. 2. In living color
- Revival
- Seeking justice in a new era
- The legacy of Emmett Till
- Isbn
- 9781496802842
- Label
- Emmett Till : the murder that shocked the world and propelled the civil rights movement
- Title
- Emmett Till
- Title remainder
- the murder that shocked the world and propelled the civil rights movement
- Statement of responsibility
- Devery S. Anderson ; foreword by Julian Bond
- Title variation
- Emmett Till, the murder that shocked the world and propelled the civil rights movement
- Subject
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- Hate crimes -- Mississippi
- History
- Lynching -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
- Mississippi -- Race relations
- Racism -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
- African Americans -- Crimes against -- Mississippi
- Till-Mobley, Mamie, 1921-2003
- Trials (Murder) -- Mississippi | Sumner
- United States -- Race relations | History -- 20th century
- Till, Emmett, 1941-1955
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Emmett Till offers the first truly comprehensive account of the 1955 murder and its aftermath. It tells the story of Emmett Till, the fourteen-year-old African American boy from Chicago brutally lynched for a harmless flirtation at a country store in the Mississippi Delta. His death and the acquittal of his killers by an all-white jury set off a firestorm of protests that reverberated all over the world and spurred on the civil rights movement. Like no other event in modern history, the death of Emmett Till provoked people all over the United States to seek social change"--
- Assigning source
- provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Anderson, Devery S
- Dewey number
- 364.1/34
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV6465.M7
- LC item number
- A63 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Till, Emmett
- Till-Mobley, Mamie
- Lynching
- African Americans
- Racism
- Trials (Murder)
- Hate crimes
- United States
- Mississippi
- Label
- Emmett Till : the murder that shocked the world and propelled the civil rights movement, Devery S. Anderson ; foreword by Julian Bond
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-527) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- pt. 1. In black and white -- Mother and son -- Mississippi welcomes Emmett Till -- Murder heard round the world -- Countdown -- Tallahatchie trial, Part 1 -- Tallahatchie trial, Part 2 -- Protests, rumors, and revelations -- Clamor, conflict, and another jury -- The Look story and its aftermath -- Never the same -- pt. 2. In living color -- Revival -- Seeking justice in a new era -- The legacy of Emmett Till
- Control code
- 904801152
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xxiii, 552 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781496802842
- Lccn
- 2015005681
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 40025200085
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- Label
- Emmett Till : the murder that shocked the world and propelled the civil rights movement, Devery S. Anderson ; foreword by Julian Bond
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-527) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- pt. 1. In black and white -- Mother and son -- Mississippi welcomes Emmett Till -- Murder heard round the world -- Countdown -- Tallahatchie trial, Part 1 -- Tallahatchie trial, Part 2 -- Protests, rumors, and revelations -- Clamor, conflict, and another jury -- The Look story and its aftermath -- Never the same -- pt. 2. In living color -- Revival -- Seeking justice in a new era -- The legacy of Emmett Till
- Control code
- 904801152
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xxiii, 552 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781496802842
- Lccn
- 2015005681
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40025200085
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
Subject
- Hate crimes -- Mississippi
- History
- Lynching -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
- Mississippi -- Race relations
- Racism -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century
- African Americans -- Crimes against -- Mississippi
- Till-Mobley, Mamie, 1921-2003
- Trials (Murder) -- Mississippi | Sumner
- United States -- Race relations | History -- 20th century
- Till, Emmett, 1941-1955
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